Has carried gayola

has carried gayola indicates the Suerte by which the Torero awaits the entry of the bull in the arena, only knelt in front of the door of the Toril.

Presentation

It is about a Portuguese expression, meaning literally: with the door of the cage . It is one of the most courageous gestures of the Tauromachie.

At this time of the bullfight, the bull, which neither is tired nor wounded, is particularly dangerous. It is it more especially as the bullfighter does not know anything him yet, and in particular of its load: it has a preferred horn? Does it have a good vision of the two eyes? Does it give a blow of horn while passing close to the lure?

Generally, the bull charges the man as soon as he sees it. The bullfighter then passes his cape in his back, in a gesture which diverts the load of the animal and allows him to avoid it, without moving.

This suerte extremely spectacular divides the Aficionados . Some judge it extremely Tremendiste. Others recognize an undeniable beauty to him.

It is, in any event, one of the riskiest acts of a bullfight, which because of many wounds, sometimes fatal.

To note: He is often written by error “has puerta gayola”.

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